Migrant protests LIVE: Clashes erupt at asylum seeker hotels as tension soar

More protests against asylum hotels are taking place in UK cities today. Between 500 and 600 are reportedly on a march organised by Britain First in the center of Manchester. People are also assembling in London and Newcastle outside the New Bridge Hotel. Footage shared online appears to show anti-fascist protesters clashing with what seem to be anti-migrant protesters in Islington. One man can be heard saying "don't tell me what to do" as another person tells him to walk.

Another man tells one of the protesters to take their mask off and not to touch him. The anti-racist activists can be heard calling the men "babies". The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has said the event in Islington will see an "increased police presence." The force has imposed conditions on a protest and counterprotest outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel. Local residents organised the protest against the use of the building under the banner "Thistle Barbican needs to go-locals say no."

A counter protest, organised by Stand Up To Racism and supported by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, as well as other groups including Finsbury Park Mosque and Islington Labour Party, will also take place. In a video on X yesterday, Mr Corbyn said: "The fascists and the far-right are on our streets. They've been defiling our mosques. They're attacking desperate people who are refugees and asylum seekers."

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